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touring & backcountry
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 The summit (hidden) in the distance
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 Mallie side looking towards Summit (hidden). Note the loading of snow on the SW facing slopes
|  gorgeous spring snow on the decent
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 Ski from the car (apart from traverse of the muddy farm!)
|  Norway...No, Cairngorms...No... Its the Cheviots!
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 Snow and Sea. A view from the summit looking towards the North Sea and Lindisfarne.
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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Cheviot from Cocklawfoot via mallie side. Descent from Auchope Cairn into valley - 350m vertical of fantastic skiing
:: Weather Conditions
Bluebird! Not a cloud in the sky. Cool wind of 10mph on the summit but generally pretty warm
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Skis on from end of Cocklawfoot road all the way to summit and back.
Incredible cover - Fences above 500m that were showing their tops last week are now completely covered. There is simply masses of snow.
Even slopes exposed to the wind have cover. South and west facing slopes are very heavily loaded. I would guess that snow depths above 500m are at least 1m deep and lots deeper on S and W slopes.
Lot of windslab but lower down is transforming nicely in the sun. West facing slopes at 400-500m beautiful spring snow on descent.
:: Skiers/Riders
Pete
This report was posted by snowplc at 20.29hrs on Tue 2nd Mar 10
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